Posted
by
kdawson
on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @08:23PM
from the mostly-clear-with-scattered-data dept.

EconolineCrush writes "SSDs hardly offer compelling value on the cost-per-gigabyte basis. But what if one considers performance per dollar? This article takes a closer look at the value proposition offered by today's most common SSDs, mixing raw performance data with each drive's cost, both per gigabyte and as a component of a complete system. A dozen SSD configurations are compared, and results from a collection of mechanical hard drives provide additional context. The data are laid out in detailed scatter plots clearly illustrating the most favorable intersections of price and performance, and you might be surprised to see just how well the SSDs fare versus traditional hard drives. A few of the SSDs offer much better value than their solid-state competitors, too."

I dropped my latitude d620 on the concrete floor my desk sits on, and it crashed the hard drive instantly. For the replacement drive I let a friend convince me to shell out for the SSD. It's amazing. I no longer have to worry about bad sectors, my battery lasts longer, the machine is cooler, it's quieter, and the OS loads in like 5 seconds to usable state with virus scanner etc.

Have you tried dropping your SSD-equipped laptop onto a concrete floor for a comparison test?

Why is everyone in this thread suddenly referring to HDDs as "spinning rust". Was there a memo or something?

I just have this idea that somewhere there is an office where shadowy figures say things like "if you check your schedules for this month, we have 'spinning rust' for HDDs, 'skeptic' is to be replaced with 'denier', we want a active effort to make as many people as possible say 'loose' when they mean 'lose'. And I'm pleased to announce that our year long project to make everyone say 'I could care less' instead of 'couldn't' has been a great success, gentlmen."